Southern Soul Food in London: This Mother Clucker Doesn’t Disappoint

New Orleans-born Londoner Brittney Bean (yep, that is her real name) began experimenting with the perfect fried chicken recipe "for fun" when she noticed that a roommate's Christmas-given fryer was languishing unloved on the countertop. Having gone down at a storm at a few office parties around London, her zesty organic chook (served with biscuits) is the focus of Mother Clucker, the latest culinary takeover at much-loved Soho bar The Endurance. Steeling myself for a barrage of risqué poulet-related wordplay and a serious afternoon food coma, I headed out yesterday lunchtime to see what the fuss was about.

The Endurance is a brilliantly eccentric British boozer bordering Soho’s fruit and veg market.

Mother hen Brittney Bean and two Mother Clucker cofounders, both named Ross. Confusing.